A World Food Program convoy under Afghan military escort came under attack by insurgents Saturday in the Bala Baluk district in Farah province.

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During the war, Foyle was a crucial convoy escort base and in 1945 it witnessed the surrender of the German fleet.

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As a citizen of Greece, Philip was initially deployed as a "neutral foreigner" serving on naval escort and convoy missions.

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